Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader salary, United Kingdom
Advertised base salaries from Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader adverts in United Kingdom.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader adverts in United Kingdom.
Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader salary, United Kingdom
£77,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within £73,125–£89,375 (approximate).
10 adverts10 employersIndicativeUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Average (mean)
£77,400
Range
£34,000–£100,000
Permanent roles stating pay
24%
10 of 41 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™£70,000–£75,000, £75,000–£80,000 and £90,000–£95,000 tie for the most adverts: 2 each, or 20% of the 10 apiece.
Median advertised base salary £77,500
Adverts per £5,000 band
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Every sector figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare sectors, so they are listed by number of adverts.
Based on the 3 of 10 adverts whose sector we know, read from the advert. Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of the 5 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 10 adverts. Canada has the highest available advertised median, based on 2 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International RecruitmentPaid leave is named most often, in 72% of the 18 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 18 adverts that discuss benefits, from 41 permanent-role adverts for Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader in United Kingdom. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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4 months so far · axis does not start at zero
Day rates. No Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader advert in United Kingdom stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 10 of the 41 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (24%, Low data): 6 in a structured field and 4 found only in the advert text. Contract and part-time adverts are not counted here; contract day rates have their own line. AI reads salaries found only in advert text and can misread them. How we read and count salaries →
Estimated posting dates. 1 of the 10 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on it, so we recorded the day we collected it instead. It counts in every window on this page and is left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
| Band | Lower quarter | Advertised salary | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | £72,500 | £75,000 | £87,500 | 9 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000–£35,000 | 1 | 10% |
| £35,000–£40,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £40,000–£45,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £45,000–£50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £50,000–£55,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £55,000–£60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £60,000–£65,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £65,000–£70,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £70,000–£75,000 | 2 | 20% |
| £75,000–£80,000 | 2 | 20% |
| £80,000–£85,000 | 1 | 10% |
| £85,000–£90,000 | 1 | 10% |
| £90,000–£95,000 | 2 | 20% |
| £95,000–£100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| £100,000–£105,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering & Manufacturing | £57,000 | £57,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Social Care & Housing | £90,000 | £90,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | £109,000 | C$204,500 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | £77,500 | £77,500 | 10 |
| United States | £67,200 | $90,000 | 3 |
| Italy | £51,700 | €62,000 | 4 |
| Mexico | £26,100 | MX$660,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Paid leave | 72% | 18 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 67% | 18 |
| Bonus & incentive | 56% | 18 |
| Flexible working | 56% | 18 |
| Health & medical | 56% | 18 |
| Learning & development | 56% | 18 |
| Retirement & pension | 56% | 18 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 56% | 18 |
| Life & disability insurance | 28% | 18 |
| Equity & ownership | 11% | 18 |
| Allowances & stipends | 6% | 18 |
| Family & care leave | 6% | 18 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | £77,500 | £73,750 | £85,000 | 4 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | £75,000 | £73,750 | £82,500 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Nov 2026 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Bids / Bid Team Leader in United Kingdom | 24% | 14%–39% | 6 | 4 | 41 |
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